WATERVILLE, Maine –SUNY Poly forward Abus Mohamed Ali was named the North Atlantic Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year, as voted upon by the conference’s head coaches.

SUNY Poly defender Wakeley Banker was voted the Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, as well as the Men’s Soccer Senior Scholar Athlete. Maine Maritime Academy forward John-John Dickenson was tabbed for Rookie of the Year honors.

SUNY Delhi’s EJ Reutemann was voted the NAC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year by his peers.

Mohamed Ali tallied three goals and five assists for 11 points over 14 games for SUNY Poly, including three goals and three assists for nine points versus NAC opponents. He charted game-winning goals against UMaine-Farmington and SUNY Delhi, and added a score in a divisional clash with Northern Vermont-Johnson.

Playing out of the Wildcat backline, SUNY Poly’s Banker finished the season with eight goals and 16 points. Five of his goals were against NAC rivals, including two-goal performances versus Northern Vermont-Johnson and SUNY Canton; four of his goals were game winners. Banker will join Castleton University’s Thomas Kirk (2016 and 2017) as the only repeat Defensive Player of the Year honorees in NAC men’s soccer history. Academically, Banker has maintained a 3.83 GPA while majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in applied mathematics.

Dickenson was third among Maine Maritime scoring leaders with three goals and one assist for seven points, including a pair of game-winning goals.

Reutemann, in his second season at SUNY Delhi, led the Broncos to a 10-6-2 mark in 2022, a remarkable reversal from the 3-12-1 record charted by the team in 2021.

In addition to the major conference awards, 33 student-athletes were named to the All-Conference teams, and 12 individuals were named to the NAC Men’s Soccer Sportsmanship Team. Selection to the Sportsmanship Team is reserved for those who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The honorees have positively affected the men’s soccer culture and game environment by clearly demonstrating sportsmanship and integrity beyond the soccer rules and etiquette.

2022 Men’s Soccer All-Conference

Player of the Year –Abus Mohamed Ali, SUNY Poly
Defensive Player of the Year – Wakeley Banker, SUNY Poly
Rookie of the Year – John-John Dickenson, MMA
Senior Scholar Athlete – Wakeley Banker, SUNY Poly
Coach of the Year –EJ Reutemann, SUNY Delhi
 
First Team
F – Arni Hreidarsson, Husson
F – Joshua Joseph, Thomas
F – Michael Williams, SUNY Delhi
M – Mosi Masimango, Husson
M – Abus Mohamed Ali, SUNY Poly
M – Aric Belanger, UMaine-Farmington
D – Wakeley Banker, SUNY Poly
D – Ben Shumway, Husson
D – Pedro Molina, Husson
GK – Alex Rechsteiner, Husson
At large – Diego Vega, UMaine-Presque Isle

Second Team
F – Reuben Harrison, Maine Maritime
F – Augustin Nunez, SUNY Canton
F – Michael Gavette, SUNY Canton
M – Carlos Etchevers, Husson
M – Edward Greene, SUNY Poly
M – Erik Kleczkowski, SUNY Delhi
D – Vaughn Bottex, SUNY Delhi
D – Matt McCord, SUNY Poly
D – Wyatt Moberg, NVU-Johnson
GK – Jonah Sautter, UMaine-Farmington
At large – JD Vandemergel, Maine Maritime

Third Team
F – Zach Chaisson, UMaine-Farmington
F – Matthew Bayonne, UMaine-Presque Isle
M – Kevin Ryan, SUNY Poly
M – Xander Fortuna-Ramos, Maine Maritime
M – Elliud Villarreal, Northern Vermont-Johnson
D – Ronnie Morgan, Maine Maritime
D – William Dowse, UMaine-Farmington
D – Chris Cook, SUNY Canton
GK – Travor Gray, Maine Maritime
At large – Hunter Smith, Thomas

Men’s Soccer Sportsmanship Team
SUNY Canton – Eric Randall
Cazenovia – Dimitrios Botos
SUNY Cobleskill – Ryan Hoag
SUNY Delhi – Cesar Cruz-Vasquez
UMaine-Farmington – Yusuf Mohamed
Husson – Mosi Masimango
Northern Vermont-Johnson – Silas Lowenthal
Northern Vermont-Lyndon – Matthew Condon
Maine Maritime – Brad McKechnie
SUNY Poly – Wakeley Banker
UMaine-Presque Isle – Steven Nader
Thomas – Stefan Simmons